RMS Titanic "SOS"

[@trainknut]

The engineers who kept the engines going, the operator who kept repeating this message over and over until the end, the band who continued to play to calm the rest of the passengers, all those who accepted their fate so others would live, including Captain Edward J Smith, and chief engineer Thomas Andrews, are all true heroes.

[@CJODell12]

Thomas Andrews was the ship's designer, Joseph Bell was the ship's chief engineer.

[@memesinablenderandyoutuber8364]

C.J. O'Dell what did the Morse code say?

[@NoName-bo6kh]

The Arctic Gamer the band didn’t keep playing when the ship struck the iceburg, one of the survivors even said so.

[@memesinablenderandyoutuber8364]

Soup Soupington they wouldn't anyway.

[@oliviarose9541]

​@@memesinablenderandyoutuber8364 Translation (as good as I can): Its a CQD old man this is Titanic position 41/46N 50/14W sinking cannot hear for noise of steam CQD SOS CQD this is Titanic --> CQD (All stations distress)

[@notkimjong-un3019]

The fact people could turn those beeps into letters so quickly is amazing in itself

[@accorsitar]

@@Malo-TheFlyingFrenchman nah....after decades some of us send and receive from our mental blackboard :)

[@Cobalt985]

People can still do that. Yes a lot of CW communication is done by computers now but not all of it.

[@KuyangEsengVlogs]

@@Cobalt985 also a lot of Amateur Radio Operators still do CW

[@AmtrakCitiesSprinter64]

This beeps is messages sent from a telegraph, in this case, the Titanic’s telegraph

[@aussiesmoko]

It's not dots and dashes it more rythems of dots and dashes the telegraph operator listens to and sends . He pick up the rhythm of the Morse being sent

[@artisticdad4932]

His name was Jack Philips. He had just turned 25 years old. He didn’t leave his post until the radio room was flooding. Lots of comments about the bravery of this man but no mention of his name.

[@megachristina12ify]

I realized that too and I find that quite interesting

[@rapatacush3]

He told the california to shut up after she tried to warn them of the icebergs.

[@thecaynuck]

He also has received a lot of flak for failing to report the iceberg warnings from other ships ahead to them to the bridge of the ship though. He was focused on a backlog of passenger messages he wanted to transmit.

[@Ilya.Pirogov]

@@thecaynuck That's bullshit. All messages marked for the captain have been delivered. Some precautionary measures were taken, but no one was going to slow down. It was normal to drive at maximum speed in such a situation. Everyone did that. You can get acquainted with the interrogations of captains of different ships during the investigation of the Titanic disaster. They would all do the same. No one would slow down. Not far from the Titanic was the ship SS Californian. They stopped and drifted because they were in no hurry and they had no passengers on board.

[@prezentoappr1171]

​@@thecaynuckXO, the battery has been sent to the titanic we need to charge the bats for 12 hours before another try - command aka kursk

[@Leon-zu1wp]

This is like hearing a man's dying words except it is still in his voice.

[@firemangan2731]

True, this is so far the closest we can get to hear the real John Philips speaking. Its creepy and appealing at the same time.

[@Коммун]

mysterious

[@user-oc5bc4ol7j]

.... . .-.. .-.. ---

[@omaiwamoushindeiru4633]

i think this is in morse code

[@1chumley1]

Except it is a simulation.

[@AlekWheeler]

Also worth remembering the 34 engineers that made sure the power was still running for this signal to be sent as late as 2:17 am. None of them made it but they shall never be forgotten.

[@zetlandersoaghar7551]

+AlekWheeler not correct, power was not required from the engines for the r ad io eqipment. They had large batteries as back up at the rear of the radio shack.

[@BruceNitroxpro]

+zetlander Soaghar that was such a beautiful and touching way of being an arrogant ass. So what. I knew that... but it didn't have to be repeated after that comment.

[@toyreviews3214]

TheKZbinChannel a ship in 1912 having a battery nope it was in 1912 not like 1950

[@mrstepstool]

They were called lead acid cells ! 6 volts as in an early car. Or multiples of 2 volt cells. Flashlights used a 'dry cell'. The emergencyset would have had much less power and thus less range.

[@tedsinclair4556]

The power for the continuous spark generator came from the ship's main power supply which was also driving the motor. The emergency induction coil set,( which was not used, in this situation)had a bank of batteries next door.

[@mirvha714]

Interesting fact: CQD (Come Quick Danger) was the accepted distress call during the sinking. People knew of SOS (Save Our Souls as it came to be known in common nomenclature) but it wasn't common, so when the Titanic began transmitting SOS, they receivers knew that their situation was dire and they were trying to emphasize just how bad their situation was.

[@MultiProfessorn]

CQD= seek you distress, the old emergency call was replaced with SOS sent as one morse code (hence it does not really mean save our souls)

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Those calls are actually just gibberish letter groupings designed to grab your attention because they are so unusual. Those 'meanings' were ascribed as retrofitted mnenomics.

[@volvofh_0750]

Yea, these aren't acronyms but, in fact, backronyms. Sos has been chosen as the definitive one because of how stupidly easy and remarkable it is.

[@gabrielcoelho2346]

MGY was Titanic's calling code. Other ships had it too

[@TopMix123]

​@@halfbakedproductions7887 SOS was chosen because it is easy to read and remember, in Morse code it looks like ...---...

[@AlekWheeler]

RIP Jack Phillips wireless operator the night the Titanic sank and a hero who stayed at his post right till the end.

[@benchmaker1442]

AlekWheeler tis sos its delete

[@xPURPLExKILLERx]

AlekWheeler I had a crush on jack phillips when I was a litle girl.

[@mako3509]

AlekWheeler He Got On A Lifeboat But Didnt Make It.

[@mrstepstool]

Yes ! He was a real hero. Not to mention the dozens of engineers who stayedbelow decks to keep the power going and pump out water to extend the life of the ship ! They knew they would die !

[@gilbartodepiento7584]

But some of the important messages about icebergs were not delivered to the bridge by the wireless team before hitting the iceberg.

[@Helo735]

Very sad. I can only imagine what the man receiving this transmission was feeling.

[@Schimml0rd]

Aaron S or even the author o.O incredible

[@frosting5467]

10 years

[@zombie-process7025]

Imagine NOT knowing Morse code and watching the operator's face as he heard it.

[@laurennelson4878]

@Too Soon 😭 rip to everyone and everybody that died on the Titanic 😭

[@R0DBS2]

on the Californian, the person that operated Was sleeping, he was later fired

[@amushroomfrog76]

the fact that this actually happened is so unsettling and sad at the same time. this gave me goosebumps

[@lucas_puncas250]

Same

[@-uc4vf]

Áudio real 1912 ?

[@johnzimmerman3021]

Note that when "SOS" is sent, it is not sent as three separate characters, but as one long one: "di-di-di-dah-dah-dah-di-di-dit". This is correct!

[@ladyselin35]

...---... ...---...

[@A.P.W_822]

John Zimmerman its actually ••• - - - •••= SOS

[@spongeborgtheford4971]

Anthony Pretty Weasel buddy just reread the comment for Christ sake...

[@xdbym]

I had a bad laugh with you says😔😂

[@1staccsire]

@@A.P.W_822 That's EOE ...---... Is sos

[@Squicx]

The fact nobody knows where this recreation came from is more unnerving than anything. It's literally a recreation of a dead man's call for help on behalf of the passengers who died that same night. The audio is somewhat accurate for that time and the authentic sounding rotary spark is almost pitch perfect.

[@Jmeshnry]

Its morse code mate

[@Squicx]

@@Jmeshnry I meant the video bro. I know what Morse code is

[@SushanthSD]

Hello there Squicx

[@Squicx]

@@SushanthSD Hey man 👋

[@levyan4718]

It's a recreation, take it easy

[@animegirl8033]

RIP to the orchestra, postal clerks, restaurant workers, victualling department, Engineers, deck crew and officers who passed away that night. You worked till the very end.

[@Catsarefluffy1]

Stokers and firemen left the chat so just no credit to stoker fred berratt and his workers ok seems fair to me 🙄

[@G0NZ0STaR]

She's screaming out: "HELP ME, HELP ME!" But nobody came on time.

Yeah well I guess disasters don't give out schedule prior to

[@TheShadowless]

This shits giving me goosebumps holy shit!

[@guilty_mulburry5903]

There was a ship in viewing distance, it ignored the SQC and the SOS calls and the distress flares

[@NeasCZ]

@@guilty_mulburry5903 transmission officer of Californian went to sleep at 11:30, Titanic didn't hit the iceberg until 10 minutes later. Also, Californian was on standby until morning due to being surrounded by icebergs. Final investigation from the 90s concluded that Californian coulnd't have done much under the unfortunate circumstances even if the capitain realised what was happening (which in all fairness was serious misjudge on his side when he was finally awoken way later). Saying that Californian "ignored the CQD" is missleading.

[@maltemaltehansen]

Thats what she said !!!

[@fahmiansyah]

that "1912" voice give me goosebumps

[@R4in46]

I get those Goosebumps everytime

[@tioa.p.1058]

why??

[@rodney1068]

Hello/!!! It's a mock up

[@stingraytype]

Idk why it comforts me, it kinda makes me thinks that person was still alive when they sent this out/while they were sinking

[@VI-pp4jo]

The voice is not real.

[@planetzero7571]

It’s just horrible to think that one of the most amazing ocean liners of its time is at the bottom of the ocean

[@doomerius1300]

And not for long

[@mintbrisk5961]

Amazing Oceon liners? It didn’t even survive one year after it was finished in 1911!!

[@doomerius1300]

@@mintbrisk5961 duuuh. But it's not like it wasn't an amazing ship, or the sinking was ship's fault.

[@ThrowbackGames_]

@@mintbrisk5961 Titanic sinking could’ve been avoided. It’s able to handle 3-4 sectors being breached.

[@vladraduandrei5227]

@Godot thats just horseshit

[@Airland_combat]

Sad fact, based off how fast Operator Phillips was in sending the message, goes to show that he not only took his job seriously, he was a very skilled wireless operator. Let's face it, that was pretty fast. Even I tried to recreate it, it didn't take, even with the Morse sheet in front of me. R.I.P. Operator Jack Phillips, Marconi Wireless Operator of the R.M.S. Titanic.

[@SEliteGuitarist99]

clearly he didnt take it seriously enough. the message they sent to the SS California is what cost everyones lifes that night

[@ipooponurface]

@@SEliteGuitarist99 boh ur edgy asf!!!

[@therealcomputerhobo]

@@SEliteGuitarist99 Ok 1. It was sent to multiple ships including the Olympic and the Carpathia and yes, the Californian. & 2. The reason why help did not come in time was because of the nearby ships also being in a ice field along with the Titanic, so they could not respond in time (I think the response time was close to like 4 hours for the California even at full speed), and the Californians wireless operator had retired for the night after the Titanic's operator told him to "shut up", and if I remember correctly that was the only blunder he made that night. And the California could have responded earlier because they saw the distress rockets but shrugged them off as "Company Rockets". So the crew of the California fucked up pretty bad that night, not the Titanic's wireless operator.

[@andreius3336]

@@SEliteGuitarist99 the story is different but people like to change it to make it interesting

[@raw1465]

@@therealcomputerhobo I mean that sounds pretty accurate for California to be fucking things up getting people killed. think its just somethin with the state name. gotta be

[@rickster100100]

CDQ= All Stations: Distress

[@rickster100100]

+ralaraisnotavailable Thank you for the correction.

[@robbie8825]

+Robert Milton Come Quick: Distress/Disaster

[@Sam-bn5bb]

It means come quick danger. Just to add sos doesn't actually mean anything.

[@theproplady]

I thought it meant Save Our Ship or Save Our Souls.

[@Sam-bn5bb]

theproplady It was just made as SOS because in morse code it's 3 dots, 3 dashes and 3 dots.

[@ryanstrawn3387]

I can’t stop listening to this over and over again. It is so captivating in a tragic way.

[@KingsOfScaynesHill]

Imagine being on another ship and getting that message

[@zero8zero.5one5]

I’d be like: “Where’s the location, head to that position asap!”

[@littlechallengeryamin3002]

If I received the message I would be paralised and run to the captain and crew telling them the position and telling them to head there

[@clementwolf4081]

may i suggest you to watch "the navigator" from one step beyond ... ( also please see the irony in me giving you those "coordinates" if i may be so bold)

[@odysseyguyperson]

@@zero8zero.5one5 correction: they said the position, 41.46N.

[@IncandescentFate]

*FULL SPEED AHEAD*

[@AF2Zradio]

There were two operators, one of whom survived the sinking. As I understand it, one op may have been sending the distress while the other was adjusting the spark for maximum output under conditions of failing power. 73, Drew

[@sansundertale5274]

w

[@mr.griffin5726]

Who's Drew?

[@whentheroach9964]

Harold Bride survived while Jack Phillips died ( the two operators on the Titanic)

[@Makkis]

@@mr.griffin5726 his source

[@Seniken]

@@patriotsforactionforukrain5322 ???? how is that related to the comment

[@williamsanborn9195]

Even though I, like literally everyone on KZbin, was never onboard the Titanic, I can still feel the sheer terror of every last keystroke of this transmission.

[@Coopdog0108]

my great great grandmother was aboard the titanic, she survived luckily but rest in peace to those who passed

[@user-nz3df9hz1m]

I was there. It wasn't so bad.

[@Trains_Adventures_CZ]

Is it true😉

[@taliats]

Creepy

[@aceyspud551]

***** ...Sinking...

[@lazerpeabody8062]

also , god have mercy on our souls , if you revers it

[@princesscadance197]

The one and only Taliats For me, it isn't creepy in the sound, moreover, the history of it, this, or something similar, being sent as a large cruise liner started its way to the ocean floor, with hundreds still aboard...

[@seifeak5301]

Creepy af

[@greatestever184]

The sound isnt quite right but pretty close. It would have been a harsher buzz.

[@seriesg7171]

For those who don’t know what do these sounds really mean; Back in old times, they didn’t have phones, so they used telegraph. A telegraph can send beeps to a receiver from a large distance (exactly like phones but telegraph only sends beeps) . These beeps cannot be understood by humans; so they needed to decode the beeps into letters and thus words for tele-communications to be understood by humans Morse Code is a series of beeps organized somehow to indicate each letter. Of course it takes a long time to understand what that person from the distance is trying to say, but that is how RMS Titanic sent the distress calls and requested SOS or CDQ

[@elefhant2742]

i know its weird to get a question about telegraphs one year after this comment but i still have one after reading this. the question is did you just understand the morse code on the spot like a english person understanding spanish or did you write down the dits and dots to decipher later? i know morse code but i cannot understand or send messages this fast.

[@ottovonbismarck8092]

@@elefhant2742 you start to understand it, its like a language, you can write the whole sentence down while hearing it

[@devinhobkirk2835]

Morse code.

[@ziqisubliminals]

It’s morse code

[@josh256m8]

Cqd

[@sbarr10]

I remember reading once that the Titanic telegraph operators had a huge backlog of telegrams to send to Cape Race, Newfoundland. The SS Californian was relatively close to the Titanic and had stopped in an iceberg field out of caution. It tried warning other ships in the area of icebergs and interfered in Titanic's communications. The harried Titanic operators told the Californian operators to "shut up." The Californian operator then turned off his telegraph equipment, so the Californian did not receive a telegraphed SOS from Titanic. The crew of the Californian did observe the Titanic a few miles away and weren't sure of its status but did not bother trying to telegraph to find out.

[@bsrcharlotte2129]

olympic told everyone to shut up. Californian operators were asleep until half way through. Titanic op called the frankfurt op something along the lines of an idiot when frank kept asking "whats the matter" after having recvd titanic's cqd in the beginning

[@dreaming_cthulhu]

Jack Phillips, the Titanic’s operator, probably realized that his earlier reply of “shut up” to the Californian who was warning of ice in the area, might’ve led to the Californian switching off its transmitter and not coming to help. Phillips stayed at his post transmitting CQD SOS until the last minute trying to make up for his mistake.

[@lisasimpsonisanaddict]

@@dreaming_cthulhu plus there were fireworks too

[@legitify8]

karma

[@allanmcelroy9840]

A rude fact: if they were not so focused on making money and treating first class like gods/super stars then mabey they could have received help sooner....

[@dawson9507]

God bless Titanic crew members, they managed to save hundreds and call for a rescue.

[@mrchode3641]

@@classicalhollywood3254 god isn't real

[@Dowux]

@@mrchode3641 your mom too

[@mrchode3641]

@@classicalhollywood3254 Because there's literally no proof, that's how.

[@tolgagulec8026]

Binlerce kişiyide kayıp ettiler titaniğin suya indirilmesi çok yanlış bir şeydi tam bir trejedi

[@mrchode3641]

@@classicalhollywood3254 The Bible isn't proof. About as much proof as Harry Potter. You're wrong and I'm right

[@jimgieber3652]

I would say about 26 to 28 wpm. I was a sparker in the Navy. Back when Morse was still being used.

[@synthwavecat96]

Damn, three years old comment. Would have loved to know what vessel you served on or at least the type.

[@KURTX-rd6ov]

@@synthwavecat96 yahahh

[@terminator6552]

If we could ask, what was the ship you were an operator on? Credit to Scout 629 for asking it first

[@juanmanuelc6644]

What year?

[@vibrantgleam]

Is Morse easy to learn?

[@gabrielfranciscorp]

Now a submarine down there faces a similar fate.

[@01iverQueen]

And name as well

[@dirtyshinobii]

111 years later the titanic is still claiming lives. We need to leave that gravesite alone

[@erichweiger9329]

Rip titan submersible

[@mochs2127]

Thank you Captin of titanic Music band Engineers Wireless operator. R.I.P. Also:R.I.P anyone who died that night..

[@extrachannelyt6528]

Crew members who helped with lifeboats

[@carmenmccallister9338]

Don't thank the mf captain he's the reason it sunk "This ship is unsinkable not even God himself could sink this ship" He's the reason many people lost their lives.

[@terminator6552]

@@carmenmccallister9338 True Even though Smith was told about the icebergs, he didnt do shit about it.

[@bludeay987]

@@terminator6552Dude he did not ignored the iceberg warnings captain smith set titanic course too the south in order to prevent from going into the ice field.

[@terminator6552]

@@bludeay987 then how come we hit, that turn still didn't get anything done. Captain E.J Smith also got the Olympic TECHNICALLY in the HMS Hawke incident.

[@BLEARMANATEE86]

i got extreme chills. this makes me sad. i wish they survived

[@nohaichou]

me too :(

[@gunnarthefeisty]

One did

[@Odin59320]

its great that Harold survived so he could go on and tell the story of one of the most important heroes of that night

[@gunnarthefeisty]

@Davity_Gaming yeah, talking about the radio operators

[@cowfat8547]

youtube has a sick sense of humor recommending this rn

[@W5KVV]

I'd love to see someone pounding brass that fast. Not that I'm saying it isn't possible, just the fact that I'd love to see it. That's a lot of work.

[@EGCblackknight]

papabugs71 There's a good video of an old German opperator going through some practice sheets at about 45 or 50 wpm with a straight key, somewhere on youtube. try searching high speed telegraphy straight key, it might come up

[@AF2Zradio]

50 wpm on straight key? He must have the twitch reflexes of Buddy Rich. He should have been a drummer instead of a telegrapher...

[@abwo47]

EGCblackknight Well 40 or 50 wpm is indeed a bit too much for handkeying. I know that piece of footage and calculated (based on the length of the film and the number of 5 letter words he signalled) that he managed to brasspound with about 36 wpm, which is mighty fast, I can asure you. I have to use my paddle to achieve that....PA5ABW former r/o dutch merchant navy

[@mdtasin3899]

AF2Z yep lol

[@abwo47]

It's about 26/27 wpm I think, not that fast for skilled operators but......much too fast for distress traffic where accuracy is much more important than speed

[@samschannel531]

Imagine being at a repeater station or somewhere else where you received this and your horror slowing building as you translated it

[@storyofcory]

I was just thinking that it must've been hell for any ship that heard it but couldn't get to that area fast enough. Then I realized that any ships that could probably receive the message would have had to have been fairly close in the first place back in those days.

[@memes_man52]

@@storyofcory nah, Olympic heard it and that ship was 400 miles away

[@tritanhuynh]

And imagine you weren’t able to help, sending this same message to someone else

[@AmidaeusQV]

You are on a ship, in the middle of the atlantic ocean, in the darkness of the night, tired and you hear this... creepy

[@ninja-lo5er]

Me trying to feed my brain any information 5 minutes before the exams...

[@chrisaustin3510]

underrated. i love it lmao

[@robinstewart6510]

The radio operator (Jack Phillips) on the Titanic initially sent the old "CQD," which is why ships listening for the proper "SOS" didn't react. Only later did he start alternating between the two. By the way, the call "CQD" translates to "CQ" (general call to any station) followed by "D" for "distress."

[@mrloaf6229]

I don’t want to wear that life jacket, It just slows me down.

[@robinstewart6510]

@@mrloaf6229 .. Lol. Actually, as an avid boater, I hate wearing life jackets too. They're awkward and do slow everyday activities down. However, in compliance with Coast Guard rules, life jackets are mounted on my boat within arms reach with quick release velcro in case of an emergency. I can get one on me in seconds.

[@ChrisCooper312]

Just to clarify, CQD was still the standard call at the time. SOS was the new call but hadn't been adopted. It was the the "proper" call. The only ship that didn't react was Californian, but that wasn't because they were listening for SOS, it's because they were not listening at all since their radio operator had shut down and gone to bed. One of the officers did turn on the wireless set at one point and heard Titanic's distress call, but he didn't understand it and assumed it was just regular chatter, so turned it off and left. It's unlikely that he would have known SOS, since at the time it wasn't the well known distress call it became afterwards, plus he didn't know how to properly set up the receiver so he wasn't getting anything like a clear signal to the headset.

[@robinstewart6510]

@@ChrisCooper312 .. Actually, "SOS" had been officially adopted at that point, but not all radio operators were up to speed on it yet, nor were all countries yet in compliance. Afterwards, "SOS" was adopted worldwide for all radio operators at sea. By the way, we don't know whether those other ships responded to his "CQD" or his "SOS." Luckily, he eventually sent both.

[@silverianne8]

@@robinstewart6510 so like, when he started alternating between CQD & SOS, it was too late huh

[@emily5968]

I know Morse code, but this is so fast that literally nothing is happening in my brain while listening to it.

[@tom3and3jerry5]

It's impressive,how long did you take to learn it?

[@F6347_VR]

@@tom3and3jerry5 , i learned it too, Learned it translating this phrase to morse from memory: The quick brown fox jumps over the laze dog Took me 3 days repeating that phrase over and over in morse code to get it done :)

[@tom3and3jerry5]

@@F6347_VR Can you read any words in Morse code or just the commands

[@F6347_VR]

@@tom3and3jerry5 read, and write yeah, the whole alphabet.

[@lucastattouf]

Use speed 0.25

[@ballpython9692]

I'm going to be honest, I don't understand Morse code, but knowing the context is honestly very heart wrenching. This video makes me feel awful for the people who lost their lives. I hope they all are resting peacefully.

[@Montagues_plush_universe]

I do understand Morse code I’m a wireless operator

[@ballpython9692]

@@Montagues_plush_universe That’s amazing! Is there a difference between clicks and beeps? Or are they the same?

[@Capecodham]

You are not usually honest?

[@ballpython9692]

@@Capecodham Ah this was most likely a grammatical mistake on my behalf.

[@sevengreen5494]

When you say you don’t understand Morse code, we believe you.

[@AF2Zradio]

No, it is a simulation of the actual logged distress transmission. It is technically interesting in that it supposedly sounds like the spark gap transmitter technology that would have been in use at that time. Also, the speed of the transmission is very fast for manual straight-key Morse Code. Note the dash-to-dot ratio is about 2:1, not the standard 3:1.

[@gunnarthefeisty]

I agree that it is a simulation.

[@blagoevski336]

@@bobi2539 fellow Macedonian

[@blagoevski336]

@@bobi2539 hey

[@laura-ni8ym]

That fact that you can still hear a "panicked voice" in the brass telegraph is so horrifyingly sad

[@hectorsproductions2018]

On the night the Titanic struck the iceberg, Jack Phillips received a message from the Mesaba (a near by ship from the Titanic) warning them about the icebergs ahead of the Titanic, but Phillips did not pass the message to the Captain because it wasn’t marked as “urgent“.

[@starsandnightvision]

''did not pass''

[@liamrobert12]

I think the Telegrapher Is Philips.. He did sadly die

[@rhyusbrand8311]

A (mostly) accurate timeline of what happened that night: April 14 1912. 11:39 PM- Iceberg is Spotted by lookouts Frederick Fleet & Reginald Lee. 11:40 PM- Iceberg Hits, creating small slits in the hull from the Forepeak Tank, up to the Coal Bunker in Boiler Room 5 (the 2nd frontmost boiler room). April 15 1912. ~12:15 AM- Senior Wireless Operator Jack Philip’s messages are received by multiple radio stations onboard ships or Cape Race. ~1:00 AM- Most Lifeboats have left the ship. 2:06 AM- Wireless Room Abandoned hastily, Last message: “CQD SOS CQD SOS this is” ~2:08 AM- Area where the band was playing submerges. ~2:10 AM- Final Plunge Begins. ~2:17 AM- Titanic’s last message _Received_ by other ships (signal range was low, so the message was weaker and could barely be received. ~2:18 AM- Titanic Breaks from the bottom-up (go watch Titanic Animation’s analysis on the break up, it agrees with physics) into the Bow, Forward Tower, Aft Tower, and Stern. Emergency lights may have remained on in the stern, but not for more than a minute, obscuring the ship in *TOTAL* darkness. ~2:20 AM- Titanic goes under, taking with her around ~1,400 lives, ~100 more die in the water of hypothermia. ~2:22 - 2:40- few Lifeboats return to the site (3, I think. Correct me if I’m wrong), Lowe distributes his passengers between a chain of 4 lifeboats connected by ropes. ~3:00 RMS Carpathia arrives at the site. ~4:00 SS Californian Arrives at the site, soon followed by the Mount Temple, Birma, Frankfurt, and some others (I forgot). April 18 1912. Carpathia Arrives in New York with 705 Survivors. (I know the comment section will explode, so to *try* to prevent that; THIS IS A LITERAL TIMELINE NOT AN ARGUMENT)

[@lucah1824]

This is haunting. This morse code transcript from Titanic is as eerie as listening to the cockpit voice recorder from a plane crash.

[@ayaankilar146]

Whenever I think life is shit, I remember the people in RMS Titanic!

[@oskrr_2283]

Ms Estionia is quite bad as it's new i think over 800 people died

[@officiallylazlo]

Pretty sure that the rms titanic isnt the real ship. the titanic was the real one. rms probably was a different ship.

[@Alsexaren]

@@officiallylazlo are you dumb rms meant british passanger ship the ship`s name was the RMS titanic

[@deadly5881]

@@Alsexaren both equally as dumb rms stood for Royal Mail steamer

[@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202]

@@oskrr_2283 there is probably an extensive list that you could also mention next to the estonia the gustloff the armenia the goya the lusitania the atlantic the Toyama Maru and probably a dozen others

[@stoicraccoon2996]

It's sad to know that 1500 were killed but the people who weren't were saved because of this Morse code call for help And to the engineers who kept the engines on you will never be forgotten

[@clamclam9686]

The way it just ended in static felt like the equivalent of a lifeline flattening...

[@hotwax9376]

IIRC, legend has it that the radio operator stayed at his position and went down with the ship.

[@1987AnimeBoy]

No, the two operators finally abandoned the wireless room shortly before the final plunge. The senior operator perished, while the junior operator survived.

[@mrstepstool]

Harold Bride, the second op became a Ham operator later and operated as a Ham until he died in 1956. After the Titanic though, he served on other ships. I would have like to have been around to work him on the air. That would have been Cool !

[@CJODell12]

@@1987AnimeBoy The final message was sent out at 2:10 am (Captain Smith had actually released them at around 1:57 am) and was cut out as the wireless room lost power. Phillips and Bride then abandoned the wireless room, with Bride heading forward to help get Collapsible B off the officers quarters roof and Phillips heading aft towards the stern . By that time, A deck was awash on the port side; the ship was listing 7 degrees to port and 8 degrees forward by that point according to Titanic Animations' real time sinking video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hniuoYdnpKx0pLM).

[@firemangan2731]

Thats a myth created by the German film of Titanic in 1943. Bride testified that he and Philips went on the run as the water have reached the wireless room. The last time Philips was seen was on the boat deck by Bride but Lightholler said he, allegedly, saw Philips on Collapsible B whom then died from the cold. Bride was also on the same boat but never mentioned Philips being on it.

[@hotwax9376]

@@firemangan2731 Good to know, but that's why I said "legend has it." I didn't know for sure whether or not it was true.

[@jimpenny8771]

It's reasonably authentic and reflects what might have been received by a station in the immediate vicinity. The spark transmitter was driven by 15kHz AC, which resulted in a slightly musical tone. At greater distances, it would have been received with a slight "ghostly" echo, based on my own experience with the 630 metre band. That echo, due to multipath distortion, would have smoothed out the rough sound to some extent. The cw speed is a bit fast. One thing to remember is that the receiver bandwidth or selectivity would have been enormous compared to modern receivers. You could add some static too for authenticity.

[@nutsackmania]

Omg multipath on 630 meters!!

[@Lucas-ix5td]

I understood some of those words

[@dieselheart001]

This does sound like rotary spark gap. The pacing is fast- that is a characteristic of a "spark gap fist". Even if it isn't original, ie: the "actual" distress call; it is a really good example of what a then-nearly 100 year old form of communication sent over early radio transmission capabilities might have sounded like. Thanks for posting this, and 73!!

[@seedymac]

This is amazing, I can only imagine the anguish of the radio operator. Regards KN1W

[@Anan-mr2fz]

Yeah

[@GolDi454]

Omg, you texted this comment 15 years ago.

[@vickaps]

I can only imagine the shock on the radio operators faces when the captain came in and said the ship was sinking.

[@muhtesemsiyanur]

"It's a CQD old man... This is Titanic."

[@FSCFilms]

This day 105 years ago, the Titanic set sail for her maiden voyage. ~Fennett

[@Fleet1912]

thanks for posting..it's like bringing Titanic's voice back to life....

[@DothFrmBBL]

Spihk heart bust!? Spihk heart bust tell Sarah from the holy Bible to tell Jonah from the holy Bible to Save Zumo's brother's bathroom doorway dad's brother's look alike's brother from the Swamp in Liberia !!!!!!!!!!!

[@mrsanman2006]

I'm not sure how accurate this is but on a website I found these were the meanings of the codes: DE - "This is" MGY - "Titanic" CQD - "Calling all vessels" SOS - "Save Our Souls" So the entire message reads - "This is Titanic, calling all ships, save our souls, calling all ships..."

[@Thesillyboykisser]

CQD means come quick disaster

[@wiktoreriksson4566]

@@Thesillyboykisser CQ originated from "C'est qui?" but is now for "Seek you" ("CeeQ"). D means distress. And SOS does NOT mean "Save our Souls". It is just an ensign used in Morse to call for help.

[@-cosmicdoggo-]

Dude SOS doesn’t mean anything it’s just a distress call

[@tommyboyz6291]

POV: You're on the Carpathia hearing this confused and shock.

[@r.m.scarlos5018]

Rest in peace Titanic we will miss you😭😭

[@officiallylazlo]

why are you saying Rest In Peace to the ship? you should be saying that to the thousands of people who died on that ship.

[@thunderanimations7320]

@@officiallylazlo The OP's name and profile pic is of the sister ship of the titanic Kinda just roleplaying

[@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian]

@@thunderanimations7320 inappropriate especially for a tragedy that still hurts a century later.

[@thunderanimations7320]

@@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian Don't look at me

[@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian]

@@thunderanimations7320 why? Cant handle my finesse like a lioness?

[@celdo84]

The call of somebody in distress, facing death.

[@RowanCasey17]

Im from this little place in Nova Scotia, Canada called Canso. We used to have this old cable building (the foundation is still there but the building isnt) and that cable building was the first place to get the signals that the Titanic was sending out. I just think thats awesome

[@ReapersKid07]

Sorta unrelated but I saw Nova Scotia and snapped my head back to my phone thinking "isn't that where Mont Blanc exploded"

[@galoon]

In 1912, radio sets used a rotary spark gap, which gave a buzzing sound when you tapped the key. Later sets gave a beeping noise.

[@jerolvilladolid]

sounds pretty desperate to me.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

This is fascinating to see. We look forward to see more content like this.

[@punishedexistence]

Man that guy certainly had his balls in a vise grip...a hundred years later and I still feel for those poor souls who just wanted a better life or just a vacation. In any sense, I LOOOVVE that spark gap sound, you really aren't gonna hear that on the airwaves anymore. God rest their souls and thanks for uploading.

[@radiotruck8135]

Yes, once a month, Spark gap from 2 Museums makes contact except I may have heard for calls to shut it down. from England to Italy ? I have notes somewhere. 5 min.

[@randophanto3153]

Bone chilling... I remember hearing this in the Titanic museum in Belfast when my family went there, loved who the place went from "This is how amazing the Titanic was!" to creepy morse code leading to devices that let you see every person who was on the Titanic, their race, where they were from and the scary part : If they made it out. Fun fact : There was only one Japanese man on the whole Titanic and he lived to tell the tale!

[@trg78lji43r]

And that Japanese man was bashed in Japan for being a coward to jump into the life boat.

[@inversion66]

@@trg78lji43r The Japanese Titanic survivor, Masabumi Hosono, has a well known grandson. Haruomi Hosono first began working as a professional musician in the late 1960s. He's best known as one of the members of the pioneering Japanese technopop group Yellow Magic Orchestra.

[@xE92vD]

Why is this in my recommendations after 13 years

[@Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmc]

The titanic: SOS CQD help SS Californian: eh they might be practicing swimming or a sinking drill

[@Epic_carpet]

they didnt reply bcs titanics wireless operators told them to shut up.they came to look for survivors a ffew hours lator

[@Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmc]

@@Epic_carpet I was talking about around the iceberg impact

[@energyteam7235]

It's hard to image how much hopelessness were accompanying that sinking ship to the end, how much fear was in the eyes of every people who was there when they realize that death is coming for them in any seconds in this sinking freezing hell, even females and kids were on boats it doesn't mean that there couldn't be any females or children on that ship, just that moment when everything what you have is hope that something would just appear and save your life but nothing happen... I hear in this sounds despair and fear what nobody Heared when it was needed a most... Respect to orchestra that was playing when it was sinking and rest in peace everyone who is lying on the ground of the sea...

[@aanya8386]

it's 1:30am and i watched 12 seconds into this and couldn't watch any more because it just scared me so much.

[@msf60khz]

The ships' operators always sent character morse, each with there own swing, but I feel this was a little imperfect. I think the sound is very realistic.

[@wmpetroff2307]

I could just feel the horrifying urgency behind the code. May they rest in peace.

[@Sultan1.Garfield]

Imagine Working As An Operator In SS Californian And You Hear These From The Ship You Sent Iceberg Warnings Earlier

[@michelleobamagaming5937]

For those who are a bit confused about the machine, it made noises to radios, and some noises made letters. These letters where then printed on paper to give a message that you could actually understand, and read.

[@imjusttoodissgusted5620]

Ya know, terror can make you move quite briskly, all that adrenalin. Hyper reflexes, of course this isn't a recording. Of titanic. It's a simulation. But they would have gotten. The best aviable. To make the recording.

[@Misha-lu5ji]

Imjusttoo Dissgusted wut

[@TheErilaz]

The Morse operators was and is on top on their game. I am sure they sent the absolutely best with the equipment they had at that time. It is muscle memory involved, and Morse operators is trained to hold a steady rythm.

[@recsetv]

The speed at which Morse code was typed gave a sense of the feelings of the person staying in the radio room at the time. I feel it...

[@theshryke7266]

Several things point to this as a more modern simulation. First, English Marconi operators did not use de... that was an American thing. Brits used V to separate called station from calling station. Also Marconi operators generally dropped the leading M from their designator unless they were talking to non-Marconi ships. Therefore the message would have started “CQD V GY”. Also they used codes for common phrases like “my position is...” similar to modern Q codes.

[@mikemalloy1681]

Now that is very interesting. Are you from England? I am a former US Merchant Marine Radio Officer, and did not know that, and have researched the Titanic Radio Room. WD5GYG

[@indridcold8433]

I made a spark gap transmitter when I was a child, to transmit to my cousin about seven kilometres away. But not just my cousin was receiving my telegraphy. All the analogue televisions, early cordless phones, radios, could hear it as well. When my father found out, I got in big trouble. I had to apologise to all the neighbours, and mow their lawns for the summer, for free. My cousin, which I made an identical transmitter for him, did not get in trouble because he told my father and his father that I forced him to do it. It was not bad enough that I got in trouble for all interference, my father got me in bigger trouble because I stole the riding mower battery and motorcycle battery, two ignition coils from abandoned cars in a property that was abandoned, and found an old Lionell telegraphy key in the abandoned property that I entered to find. I made my cousin something very similar for his key out of junk. Today, I still have the ancient, World War II J-47 telegraphy key, and the memories. My dad did get me a CB radio at the end of the summer, and I made an antenna for it. Today, the old CB radio is in my vehicle. I have had it in all my vehicles. It is just now starting to fail. But nobody uses CB anymore. It may be time to lay it to rest as a keep sake. Now, where to I find internal panels for a 1997 Jeep Wrangler? When I bought the Jeep new, parts abounded. Today, a vehicle that old is hard to find any interior panels for it. Ah, good times.

[@jackx4311]

Re. spark gap transmitters; yep, the only reason they could be used successfully was that, that far back, there were so few radio stations working. Even by the 1920s, their hugely wide band signals would have caused chaos. But I'm pleased that yourstory had a happy ending! PS - and your cousin was a rat!

[@oldgeezerproductions]

This was a SIMULATED radio transmission REENACTING the actual message sent by the Titanic's radio operators. It is in no way the original transmission and we don't know who created it, but it was extremely well done and is a good example of the harsh audio tone of "dampened (triangle) waves" that a rotary spark gap transmitter put out. Having said that, the sound coming out of a headset would not have been that loud because this was before the invention of the high vacuum linear audio amplifier electron tube (valve). (The DeForest audion tube could not amplify sound) The crystal detector, the "Maggy" detector or the Flemming detector in use in 1912 did not amplify and so if there was any loud noise, like steam being vented, the radioman could not hear the incoming signals.

[@lewis9s]

This is really haunting.

[@nathanschmidt4889]

This is in essence equal to listening to the black box of Titanic. Very humbling indeed. Oh how incredibly powerful it would be to hear a perfect recording of that night's events start to finish

[@shawnndixon5254]

that guy could have tried to save his own life but decided to get that message out, what a fucking mad lad and a hero.

[@ryanestevez3694]

WE MAKING IT OUT THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gooberclown]

Everytime I hear the distress call from the Titanic (in the movies) I can copy it in my head, since I've been around Morse code all my life. I taught myself to send and receive Morse code when I was twelve years old and then used it in the Army for years. Once you learn it, code becomes like a second language.

[@lucas_puncas250]

Badass

[@SwapMarioreal]

0:46 This is the “SOS” they sent. It’s pretty much the only Morse code I know, 3 fast beeps, 3 slightly longer beeps, and 3 fast beeps again.

[@Cub994]

Does anyone know what "DE MGY CQD SOS CQD" means?

[@kresica]

CQD = old distress signal. SOS was the new one beginning to be used. DE = shorthand used for “this is” MGY = the Marconi identifier for the Titanic

[@rommelrodriguez4378]

Krešo Kozić Thank you..!! that was cool!

[@kresica]

No problem man!

[@n4vg]

CQD was the original SOS . CQ is still used today by amateur radio operators like me ( N4VG) . CQ means a call to anybody and CQD was meant to be calling anyone we are in distress . DE means as it still does today in morse code This is. Great explanation Kreso . 73 from Mike N4VG

[@hnlxsnk]

Mike Miller and to continue, MGY is Titanic's call sign. Like Mike is N4VG, and mine is 2HS4112, Titanic's was MGY.

[@LSZH_aviation]

And now 5 more deaths 😰 (Submarine)

[@mauhi7721]

My respect to those people who died in this tragedy. Thank you for posting this video.👍

[@guimbadriver]

yeah we recorded the radio signal in 1912 in analogue tape i was there.......

[@DifficultyTweak]

so how about that proof oh right there is no proof

[@guimbadriver]

ask it to Mr Guimbadriver ......

[@DifficultyTweak]

Leonardo Ferraz literally who

[@hydrarpb5787]

Leonardo Ferraz ...Simulation...

[@nereaj.5349]

In the video it says "SIMULATION"

[@thetwentyseventhletter]

This is what my great great grandfather heard at the age of 12. He understood it.

[@skeletoncigscry1ng857]

Imagine, being on a massive ship. And seeing the water rushing onto and into the bow, screaming and shouting everywhere, falling, jumping, and even dying. The ship starting to sink faster each hour, the fear is everywhere.

[@Creative_YT]

Yooooooooooo dis fire fr fr 🔥🔥🔥

[@habib.bhatti]

Man why am I crying right now, don’t think I’ve ever cried this hard at a radio 📻 transmission

[@jetsonplasma3315]

I work on a ocean liner and we don’t use our radio because whenever we do this message comes in claiming the titanic is sinking

[@amarbalram5776]

That 1912 voice is very creepy to hear... Imagine being on another ship and listening to this... 😱😱😱

[@twilightsparkle3547]

I went from American anthem earrape to this

[@twilightsparkle3547]

Angel Harlan I know that Mr douchebag

[@LAFGAMESXD]

America is a continent not a country , you fucking badass bullshit

[@somethingsomethingdead7411]

@@LAFGAMESXD so what, Americans are United Statians?

[@LAFGAMESXD]

@@somethingsomethingdead7411 Yes, USA are so stupid they cant made a real name to their country back in their foundation times

[@somethingsomethingdead7411]

@@LAFGAMESXD bruh, their actually united states because a bunch of states are united into one country, united Statians sound dumb af, that's why they're called Americans

[@Rorywizz]

I learnt morse code a few days ago but I cannot understand how they managed to message and understand what was being said so quickly

[@KingzzzYT]

Me when my Pringles can full of billionaires disconnects my Xbox controller

[@theastronomer7]

Fire beat bro 🔥

[@CecilienC]

Never the titanic sent "SOS" but the code "CMD". The "SOS" came shortly after.

[@CecilienC]

Not CMD but CQD. Correction.

[@tahoma6889]

The average Morse operator can copy and send at 30 to 50 words a minutes. That is faster than someone can send a text. Sending the same sentence via radio CW (Morse code), and via SMS (text), the radio will beat it every time.

[@wojciechpajdzik9844]

Gdybym usłyszał coś takiego w moim radio, pomyślałbym sobie. Masz Ci los, głośnik mi się zespół ;D